The Beach Boys - Surfin’ USA (TAMI Show 1964) [Restored]

“Surfin’ .“ is a song with lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the music of “Sweet Little Sixteen“, written by Chuck Berry. Mike Love also contributed to the lyrics, but was not credited. The song was first recorded by Wilson’s band the Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4, 1963, then appearing as the title track to their album Surfin’ . Also produced by Wilson, the single peaked at number two in the chart of the Music Vendor trade paper (within a year renamed Record World) and at number three on the Billboard and Cash Box charts. It was backed with “Shut Down“. . Show is a 1964 concert film released by American International Pictures. It includes performances by numerous popular rock and roll and R&B musicians from the United States and England. The concert was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 28 and 29, 1964. Free tickets were distributed to local high school students. The acronym “.“ was used inconsistently in the show’s publicity to mean both “Teenage Awards Music International“ and “Teen Age Music International“.